GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dogged | marked by stubborn determination |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| screech | a high shrill piercing cry usually expressing pain or terror |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| repress | to check by or as if by pressure : curb |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| catastrophe | a momentous tragic event ranging from extreme misfortune to utter overthrow or ruin |
| scourge | whip |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |